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French Names

French baby names include many classic names that have ranked highly in the US for its entire history, such as Anne and Louis, Charlotte and Charles, and Josephine and Curtis (though it may surprise you to learn that Curtis is not only French, but perennially popular!).

French names in the US Top 200 for girls include Annabelle, Charlotte, Claire, Josephine, and Sophie. For boys, French names in the US Top 500 include Andre, Beau, Chase, Remy, and Russell. In France, popular names include Louise, Manon, Jules, and Bastien.

Unique French baby names attracting fresh attention in both France and beyond include, for girls, Capucine, Darcy, Delphine, Elodie, Maribel, Oceane, Ottilie, Quincy, Romilly, and Sylvie. For boys, Dion, Emilien, Florent, Julius, Lionel, Montague, Pom, and Quincy.

The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

The full roster of baby girls and baby boys continues below.

Sage

Meaning: wise

Origin:Herb name; Latin
126
Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
2074
Scout The name Scout is of different origins. It h...
Origin:Word name
388
Indigo

Meaning: Indian dye

Origin:Greek
1370
Frankie

Meaning: from France; free man

Origin:Diminutive of Frances
489
Artemis

Meaning: butcher

Origin:Greek
808
Rumi

Meaning: beauty, flow, lapis lazuli

Origin:Japanese
594
Arden

Meaning: valley of the eagle; high

Origin:English
824
Remi

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French, variation of Remy
230
Quinn

Meaning: descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence

Origin:Irish
455
Riley

Meaning: courageous

Origin:Irish
582
Blair

Meaning: dweller on the plain

Origin:Scottish
1506
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
35
Blake

Meaning: fair-haired, dark

Origin:English
289
Spencer

Meaning: house steward, dispenser of provisions

Origin:English
267
Ellis

Meaning: benevolent

Origin:English surname derived from Elijah or Elias or Welsh
56
Jude

Meaning: praised

Origin:Diminutive of Judith or variation of Judah
1051
Sawyer

Meaning: woodcutter

Origin:English
100
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
22
Kirby

Meaning: church settlement

Origin:Norse
3955